The house that Cassady built

So, when an epiphany hit the former Merced College first baseman during a practice last spring, she couldn't wait to tell She-Devil coach Steve Cassady.

"Just joking around -- like always -- I said, 'Coach, you've been a great coach to all of us. This is going to be your best year and you have your favorite group of girls. You should probably just retire after this year,' " Bair recalled. "He just laughed at me."

A few months later, Bair ran into Cassady at a Cool Hand Lukes restaurant.